My little
sister was 2 feet away from this kid as he ran down the hall, knives in
both hands, flailing and stabbing as many people as he could.

Franklin Regional, my old high school, is in one of the quietest
towns in America. Seriously nothing ever happens there, so it's
incredibly sad when this is happens. My thoughts go out to my friend's
and acquaintance's brothers and sisters who were effected by today's
events.

Edit: Just heard from my sister who is still at school on lock down,
that the vice principal threw himself at the student to stop the
stabbings. I've known him for some time, and we've always said that he's
the type of guy to take a bullet for these kids. I guess today it
wasn't a bullet, but if it wasn't for him things could have been much
much worse. The stabbings were about a 2 to 3 minutes run from the
school resource officer's office (school police man).

I haven't heard the extent of his injures yet, but that man is a hero.

Edit 2: My sister and others can't leave until they spoke with
detectives. She said it didn't seem like he was going after anyone in
particular, but has mentioned things might be worse than what is
currently being reported.

Edit 3: My girlfriend watching the news just mentioned that one of
the girls who was stabbed stayed behind and applied pressure to her
friends wounds until help arrived, which probably saved her friends
life.

This happening around Pittsburgh, I'd like to share a quote from Mr Rogers:

When I was a boy and would see scary things on the news, my mother
would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who
are helping.' To this day, especially in times of disaster, I remember
my mother's words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are
still so many helpers — so many caring people in this world.

There's been a lot more stabbing incidents recently. I think it's because at first you don't really know what's going on and then you freeze up because no one really has been taught to deal with it. Plus, you don't really need to aim well or have skill to kill someone with a knife.

I'm wondering if shows like The Following, Luther, and others are an influence. They've had a bunch of super violent scenes with people carrying out stabbings of multiple folks in a super short amount of time.

It's always starts with bullying. He should have been a man and fought that kid hard to the point its best not to mess with him because you got a rapid dog on your butt. His father should have taught him that.

It's always starts with bullying. He should have been a man and fought that kid hard to the point its best not to mess with him because you got a rapid dog on your butt. His father should have taught him that.

What if there are multiple bullies? What if he's taunted in the hallways, during PE in the locker room, during class while the teacher turns a blind eye? What's the solution then?

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